Editing Epsom (section)

===Literature===
''[[Epsom Wells]]'', a [[restoration comedy]] written by [[Thomas Shadwell]] ({{circa|1642}} – 1692), is one of a series of plays set in English spa towns. It received its first performance in 1673 at the [[Duke's Company|Duke's Theatre]] in London.<ref>{{harvnb|Orr|2020|p=200}}</ref> A revival of the play in the 1690s included new [[incidental music]] by the composer, [[Henry Purcell]].<ref>{{harvnb|Van Lennep|1965|p=201}}</ref>

''[[Epsom Downs (play)|Epsom Downs]]'', a [[city comedy|comic play]] written by [[Howard Brenton]] (born 1942), is set at the 1977 Epsom Derby. It received its first performance in 1977 at [[Roundhouse (venue)|The Roundhouse]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=16703 |title=Epsom Downs |last1=Baker |first1=John |last2=Barfield |first2=Steve |date=3 February 2005 |publisher=The Literary Encyclopedia |access-date=5 August 2021 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224235734/https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=16703 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=12 April 2005 |title=MAC Youth Theatre - Epsom Downs |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2005/04/05/mac_youth_theatre_feature.shtml |work=BBC |access-date=5 August 2021 |archive-date=7 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607062031/http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2005/04/05/mac_youth_theatre_feature.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref>